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CVE-2021-33725 (GCVE-0-2021-33725)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-12 09:49 – Updated: 2024-08-03 23:58
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Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 1). The affected system allows to delete arbitrary files or directories under a user controlled path and does not correctly check if the relative path is still within the intended target directory.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Siemens SINEC NMS Affected: All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 1
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